Artist: SIGMATROPIC
Title: " Could That Be
The Voice? "
Tracks: Haiku One (sung by Mark Mulcahy)
Haiku
Ten (sung by Carla Torgerson)
Haiku
Fifteen (sung by James William Hindle)
Haiku
Four (sung by Mark Mulcahy)
Haiku
Eleven (sung by Edith Frost)
Format: 12-inch Vinyl [very limited edition]
CAT NO: TONG 006
Release Date: 19 - April - 2004
SIGMATROPIC - 5
GREAT EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATE VOCAL VERSIONS ON LIMITED VINYL
Not so long ago we saw the international release of
the album “ 16 Haiku & Other Stories “
by the band SIGMATROPIC. Collections of poems by Nobel laureate George
Seferis grace the sensual sounds of this soundtrack-like hour long sprawl.
Eighteen guest musicians appear on this historic gathering and each vocalise
their favourite poem to the backdrop of SIGMATROPIC. Some outstanding
& diverse guests such as Robert Wyatt, Cat Power, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Howe Gelb, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab) & Mark Eitzel compliment an awesome
line up from both sides of the Atlantic. Akis Boyatzis is the force
behind SIGMATROPIC who put this English album version as a complimentary
version to the original project – of the same material – that came out in
Greek. The poet upon whose work the album is based, George Seferis, was
born at the turn of the last century and was a Literature Nobel Prize winner.
His early work explored a way of rendering the Japanese tradition of the Haiku
poetry into a European framework. “ 16 Haiku
& Other Stories “ is a unique album project that has brought many
diverse musicians from far-flung corners of the world to sing on a piece of
music that is removed from their customary craft. The chilled Ambient Electronica soundscapes that embrace the sung poetry has
been universally praised with all 21 Poetry tracks on the album having been
played on radio stations around the world.
When the 18 guest vocalists were approached to
participate on this album, some were so impressed & excited with the
material that they contributed their vocals to more tracks instead of one! From
the “ treasure trove “ of the rich overflow of vocal
takes we can now present a great 12-inch EP called “ Could That Be The
Voice? “. On this EP 5 Haiku versions are performed by SIGMATROPIC
together with 4 guest artists that appeared on “ 16 Haiku & Other
Stories “ each singing on tracks from the album they did NOT
vocalise themselves on the original offering. On this balanced EP there are two
tracks from MARK MULCAHY, and one each from CARLA TORGERSON
(Walkabouts), EDITH FROST & JAMES WILLIAM HINDLE.
tong
006 - distributed by cargo
MARK MULCAHY starts each side of this EP with two high tempo offerings “ Haiku One “ & “ Haiku Four “. The latter is the only
track that is an “extended remix“. Both tracks feature some sublime rhythm
beats with a taste of Mediterranean “ folktronica
“. CARLA TORGERSON’S version is “ Haiku10
“, features an outstanding and unforgettable New Order-ish
intro. JAMES WILLIAM HINDLE is the sole
For
those who have not yet plunged into this musical odyssey “
Could That Be The Voice? “ is an excellent value 12-inch
introduction to the awesome album by SIGMATROPIC “ 16 Haiku &
Other Stories “. For the initiated, this is another chance to marvel at
this beautiful music but with the rare new vocal versions.
On limited edition 12-inch
180 gsm vinyl only.
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